Births attended by skilled health staff in Libya
Libya: Births attended by skilled health staff was 99.9% in 2013. ▬ Flat
Births attended by skilled health staff in Libya, 1995–2013
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Libya recorded 99.9% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2013. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Libya peaked at 99.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 94.4%, in 1995.
Libya ranks 16th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 94.4% | — |
| 1999 | 99.0% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 98.3% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 99.8% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.7% | 94.4% | 99.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.0% | 98.3% | 99.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Libya?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Libya was 99.9% in 2013, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.4% in 1995.
- How does Libya rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Libya ranks 16th out of 169 countries with data for 2013.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.